What Happened to the Swarming Style?

[GrandpaBernard]

Originally Posted by SCtrojansbaby

Abner Mares isn't a swarmer? If not then define the "swarming style"

Thank you for bringing him up. The smaller weight divisions aren't my focus, so I forgot about him. Seeing Mares performance in his most recent fight made me happy. That was some good swarming.

Originally Posted by HtotheZ

Amir Khan swarms and so does Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley, and a few others. Some of them may not be Swarmers perse but they do tend to go in all the time

Yes, I can see why you would say Bradley swarms. He's versatile and can fight at a variety of ranges. His swarming alone doesn't stand out.

The swarmer tag is far too specialized to give it to Khan. He's a brawler or puncher with the handspeed and proportions to masquerade as a boxer-puncher.

pacquiao can barely fight inside, struggles to cut off the ring, and doesn't apply a steady pressure. Ambush fighters are too in and out.

[GrandpaBernard]

When I say swarmer I mean

Henry Armstrong
Joe Frazier
Mike Tyson
JCC
Duran

One can still be a pressure fighter or applying pressure without being a swarmer (examples: LaMotta and Alvarez).

The essence of swarming is constant pressure executed at closer quarters. They know how to cut off the ring, love to work the body, often have great stamina and chin, etc.

[The Smash]

Leo Santa Cruz?

[tHuGbOsS]

The Baby Bull was a swarmer, and quite good at it too.

[Anthony342]

What about Paul Williams? Wasn't he a swarmer?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Originally Posted by GrandpaBernard

When I say swarmer I mean

Henry Armstrong
Joe Frazier
Mike Tyson
JCC
Duran

One can still be a pressure fighter or applying pressure without being a swarmer (examples: LaMotta and Alvarez).

The essence of swarming is constant pressure executed at closer quarters. They know how to cut off the ring, love to work the body, often have great stamina and chin, etc.

You just described Abner Mares

[The_Demon]

Would you describe Calzaghe as a swarmer? Personally i don't think he falls into any particular category

[Vilicious86]

Rios
Glen Johnson
Hatton

[SBleeder]

Originally Posted by GrandpaBernard

When I say swarmer I mean

Henry Armstrong
Joe Frazier
Mike Tyson
JCC
Duran

One can still be a pressure fighter or applying pressure without being a swarmer (examples: LaMotta and Alvarez).

The essence of swarming is constant pressure executed at closer quarters. They know how to cut off the ring, love to work the body, often have great stamina and chin, etc.

Duran was no swarmer.